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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:36:33 -0800
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
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To: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: pass in cpu number to switch_to_new_gdt()
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Brian Gerst wrote:
> Impact: cleanup, prepare for xen boot fix.
>
> Xen needs to call this function very early to setup the GDT and
> per-cpu segments.  Remove the call to smp_processor_id() and just
> pass in the cpu number.
>   

Unfortunate that still not sufficient for a Xen boot.  I had to separate 
the gdt reload from the segment register reload.  Patches follow.

    J
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